Plastics

— Press release

Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic

Countries from across the Commonwealth have today pledged to eliminate avoidable single use plastic in an ambitious bid to clean up the world’s oceans.

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— Blog post

DFID in the News

The facts behind media stories about UK aid and DFID’s work.

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Where we work

A guide to where we work throughout the world.

Latest

  1. Evaluations completed: April 2017 to March 2018

    • updated
    • Collection

  2. Evaluation of Results Based Financing for Low Carbon Energy Access Programme

    • published
    • Independent report

  3. Evaluation of International Forestry Knowledge Programme

    • published
    • Independent report
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What we do

The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. We are tackling the global challenges of our time including poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Our work is building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too.

DFID is a ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies.

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UK aid from the British people

The UK aid logo is used widely in the countries where we work, on items such as health clinics, school books and emergency food supplies, to publicly acknowledge development programmes funded by the UK taxpayer.

Our policies

  1. Economic growth in developing countries
  2. Women and girls in developing countries
  3. Humanitarian emergencies
  4. Peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. Commonwealth countries unite to stamp out human trafficking and child exploitation

    • Press release

  2. The UK announces further support in the fight against malaria

    • Press release

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Our consultations

  1. DFID Humanitarian Policy Consultation

    • Closed consultation

  2. Concessional export finance consultation

    • Consultation outcome

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Our publications

  1. Evaluation of Results Based Financing for Low Carbon Energy Access Programme

    • Independent report

  2. Evaluation of International Forestry Knowledge Programme

    • Independent report

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Our statistics

  1. Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spend 2017

    • National Statistics

  2. Statistics on International Development 2016 to 2017: GPEX tables

    • National Statistics

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Our ministers

Our management

Contact DFID

Office address (London)

22 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG

Please use the above phone number to contact a named member of staff

Office address (East Kilbride)

Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA

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DFID general enquiries

We aim to respond to all emails within 15 workings days. Where appropriate, we will forward your email to another government department if they are better placed to respond to your enquiry.

Counter Fraud Section

Head of Internal Audit
Internal Audit Department
22 Whitehall
London

SW1A 2EJ

DFID’s Counter Fraud Section is the central point for raising concerns, suspicions and/or allegations of fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse or other corrupt practices. Your information will be treated in confidence and you do not have to provide your name, however the provision of such information will assist us in taking forward your concerns.

General media queries

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Overseas Pensions Department

Overseas Pensions Department
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA

We aim to reply within 10 working days. When phoning please ask for Overseas Pensions Department or a named member of staff.

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  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
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